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Alvarinho
Personal information
Full name	Álvaro Ricardo Faustino Gomes
Date of birth	3 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Faro, Portugal
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Moncarapachense
Youth career
2000–2009	Farense
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2010	Farense
2010–2012	Paços Ferreira
2011–2012	→ Fátima (loan)
2012	→ Torreense (loan)
2012–2014	Benfica Castelo Branco
2014–2015	Zawisza Bydgoszcz
2015–2017	Jagiellonia Białystok
2015–2016	Jagiellonia Białystok II
2016–2017	→ Śląsk Wrocław (loan)
2016–2017	→ Śląsk Wrocław II (loan)
2017–2021	Farense
2021–2022	Louletano
2022–2023	Ethnikos Achna
2023–2024	Anadia
2024–	Moncarapachense
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:41, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Álvaro Ricardo Faustino Gomes (born 3 September 1990), known as Alvarinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Moncarapachense.

He played five Primeira Liga games for Paços de Ferreira and Farense, nearly a decade apart, as well as 37 matches and four goals in the second tier for the latter. Abroad, he represented three clubs in the Polish Ekstraklasa, winning the national cup with Zawisza Bydgoszcz in 2014.

Club career

Early career

Born in Faro, Algarve, Alvarinho began his career at hometown club S.C. Farense in 2009 before a transfer to F.C. Paços de Ferreira a year later.^[2] He made his professional debut in his only Primeira Liga appearance for the latter, a 5–1 home win over Académica de Coimbra on the last day of the 2010–11 season, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Manuel José.^[3]

A serious injury limited Alvarinho's prospects at Paços, and after loans to third division sides C.D. Fátima and S.C.U. Torreense, he joined Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco of the same tier in 2012.^[2]

Poland

Halfway through the 2013–14 campaign, after he scored seven goals with Benfica, Alvarinho and strike partner Marocas trained at Zawisza Bydgoszcz of the Polish Ekstraklasa, and the former eventually made the move permanent.^[4] He won the Polish Cup also that year, playing the final nine minutes of extra time in place of Jakub Wójcicki; the game finished goalless and he scored in the penalty shootout against Zagłębie Lubin at the Stadion Narodowy.^[5]

On 9 July 2014, now under compatriot manager Jorge Paixão, Alvarinho scored as Zawisza defeated league champions Legia Warsaw 3–2 at the Polish Army Stadium in the Polish Super Cup.^[6] However, his team was relegated in 2015 and he remained in the top flight, signing for Jagiellonia Białystok on 20 August.^[7] A year later, he was loaned to a third team of the league, Śląsk Wrocław.^[2]

Return to Portugal

On 30 August 2017, Alvarinho returned to Farense and the Portuguese third tier, now renamed Campeonato de Portugal.^[8] In his first season they were promoted to LigaPro as runners-up to C.D. Mafra, and at the end of the second, he signed a new two-year contract featuring an undisclosed release clause.^[9]

In 2019–20, Farense won promotion to the top flight by being in second when the season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Alvarinho's one goal came from the bench in a 3–1 home victory over Casa Pia A.C. on the first matchday.^[10] After making just four brief cameos as the team went straight back down, he moved to nearby Louletano D.C. in the fourth tier, calling it the "best decision".^[11]

Honours

Zawisza Bydgoszcz

Polish Cup: 2013–14^[5]
Polish Super Cup: 2014^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Alvarinho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lopes, José Carlos (2 October 2016). "Nós lá fora" [Us abroad] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "Paços de luxo arrasa Académica" [Deluxe Paços crush Académica] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ "BC Branco segura Marocas mas perde Alvarinho" [BC Branco secure Marocas but lose Alvarinho]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 February 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Polónia: Duo português conquista Taça" [Poland: Portuguese duo win Cup]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Polónia: Jorge Paixão conquista Supertaça" [Poland: Jorge Paixão wins Supercup]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ Pestana, José (20 August 2015). "Mercado: OFICIAL – Avançado português Alvarinho assina pelo Jagiellonia" [Transfer market: OFFICIAL – Portuguese striker Alvarinho signs for Jagiellonia] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "Futebol: Alvarinho regressa ao Farense para reforçar o setor ofensivo" [Football: Alvarinho returns to Farense to strengthen the attacking sector] (in Portuguese). Região Sul. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ Alves, Armando (29 May 2019). "Extremo Alvarinho renova pelo Farense" [Winger Alvarinho renews at Farense]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "Farense-Casa Pia, 3–1: Vitória algarvia com reviravolta na 2.ª parte" [Farense-Casa Pia, 3–1: Algarvean victory with comeback in the 2nd half]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 August 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ Maia, João (28 September 2021). ""Vir de uma I Liga para uma quarta divisão custa, mas foi a melhor decisão"" ["Coming from a I League to a fourth division is costly, but it was the best decision]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 July 2023.